If you're one of the people who heard Avril Lavigne's 2007 hit "Girlfriend," then listened to The Rubinos' 1975 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," and thought to yourself it sounded all-too familiar, we're right there with you (Curious? YouTube both songs).

Despite nagging claims of ego inflation, copyright infringement and downright plagiarism, Lavigne did score one of this year's top-selling records, and according to local band Happy Anarchy's Pete Smith, who's doing drum-tech work on Lavigne's stateside shows, she's "a doll" and really nice to all her bandmates.

Maybe it's just her producers who are giving the skater-rat-turned-punk-beauty-queen a bad rap.